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Object Number
33-71-60/367
Display Title
Human skull cup - used for drinking water
Descriptions
Object Description
Human skull cup - used for drinking water and for ceremonial perposes in scacred ceremonies
Inventory Description
Cup, worked half of human cranium
Classification
- Cup
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Additional Geographic Terms
Kham
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 18 x 13.4 cm (3 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-71/60/367
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